This week at Council - 7 June

This week at Council - 7 June Community Announcements/Latest News

Works schedule – Unsealed road grading program for 7 June – 11 June

Boambolo Road – In progress Yass River Road – In progress Coolalie Road – Commencing 8 June

Heritage Grants Applications for Yass Valley Council’s 2021/2022 Local Heritage Grants Program are now open with $19,000 in funding available for heritage conservation projects. Local Heritage Grants aim to contribute to the preservation of structures of historical value and to foster positive attitudes towards heritage and conservation. Applications for the Local Heritage Grants Program close at 5pm on Wednesday, 7 July 2021. More information and application forms are available on Council’s website by following this link https://www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our-council/news/article/721

Crago Mill Precinct Masterplan now on Pubic Consultation Council are now inviting the community to have their say on the Crago Mill Precinct masterplan. In February 2020, Council identified a Civic Precinct – comprising a new library, community meeting rooms, office accommodation, ecommerce small business centre, short-term accommodation and long-term tenants – as a key future infrastructure project for the community. Councillors also determined to make funds available for the preparation of documents required for the project to proceed to the stage where it will be deemed ‘shovel ready.’ “Having ‘shovel ready’ plans will place Council in a strong position to secure any grant funding opportunities on offer” said Councils General Manager, Chris Berry. The community are invited to view the masterplan design options and provide feedback by visiting https://www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/.../public.../article/1199 Submissions close 5pm Friday, 18 June 2021.

Flood Studies public consultation Yass Valley Council recently engaged Consultants to undertake a Floodplain Risk Management Study and to prepare a Floodplain Risk Management Plan for the township of Yass. The Floodplain Risk Management Study assessed a range of measures which were aimed at mitigating the existing flood risk (associated with any existing development on flood prone land), future flood risk (associated with future development on flood prone land) and continuing flood risk (the risk remaining in both existing and future development areas after floodplain risk management measures are implemented) at Yass. Based on the findings of the Floodplain Risk Management Study, a preferred set of measures have been recommended for inclusion in the Floodplain Risk Management Plan for Yass. An important step in the finalisation of the work that has been undertaken by the Consultants is for the community to provide feedback on the findings of the Floodplain Risk Management Study, as well as the measures comprising the Floodplain Risk Management Plan for Yass.  The draft Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan report will be placed on public exhibition at the Yass Valley Council Administration Office until 25 June 2021. The draft report will also be available via Council’s website.

To assist with understanding the impacts of the Flood Study Council will be arranging the following:

A “drop-in” session to answer any questions. This will be held 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday 16, June 2021 at the Council Chambers Two pop-up displays will also be set up, one nearby the carpark at Riverbank Park (adjacent to Cobblestone Cottage) and the other the corner of Comur Street and Rossi Street outside the Courthouse, to provide a visual representation of the flood levels.

These displays will be available for inspection between 8am - 4pm Monday, 7 June to Friday, 11 June 2021. The displays will include markers indicating various flood levels for these locations, general information about the flood study and how to get more information.

Local Government elections – candidate sessions On Saturday, 4 September 2021 Local Government Elections will take place across NSW.

In preparation for this Yass Valley, Upper Lachlan Shire and Goulburn Mulwaree Councils have joined together to conduct three pre-election candidate sessions to assist members of the public who may be interested in running for Council in their area.

The information evening is for anyone who is

interested in becoming a Councillor Seeking an understanding of the role and responsibilities of an elected member

To attend a session delegates must register, please head to our website for more information or click the link to register your interest for the Yass Valley session. To register and for more information on the elections, please visit https://www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our-council/news/article/1196 Please note limited numbers for physical attendance will apply for venues to keep in line with COVID-19 restrictions.

Public Consultation

9 June 2021

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